Real Estate

Tamami Iinuma

Weight	170 g
Dimensions	260 × 210 mm
printrun	print-run 100 copies
Cover	softcover
binding	binding with clips
printing	digital printing
coverage	44 pages
Design by	designed by Tamami IInuma
additional authors	with a text by Tamami IInuma
language	English / Japanese
Publisher	self published
year	2015

Weight: 170g

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„I visited Higashikawa for the first time in the summer of 2007. During my stay I became fascinated by the town’s houses… . (Later) I came to learn more about the houses in Higashikawa, which are based upon the „Act on Promotion of Construction of Good Rural Housing“. (…) The silhouette of each house is drawn to be in harmony with the ridge of the nearby Daisetsuzan Volcano Group. The pitch of the roof, the color palette and the distance from the sidewalk to the entrance are all considered,whist the use of local timbers is also promoted. The result is impressive, which each piece of architecture having a strong impact … . — Tamami Iinuma in Case Study:„A place that is truly photogenic“ – The gentrification of provincial towns in Japan

… photographic encounters generate stories that celebrate humanity and extol nature. (…) In order to provide opportunities for the emotional excitement that comes with photography, we the residents of Higashikawa hope to create a new world that embodies the best of the four seasons in our town, to build a community with heart that is open to the people of the world and a place that is truly photographic. —Photo Town Manifesto Higashikawa-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido (June 1, 1985)